Still No Answers
I have been remiss in getting my blogging up to date. The weather has been so nice, I did not want to be inside. And now my evenings are spent watching the Olympics. Those moguls skiers are going to need …
Tales of the Palms Hotel - Living in Downtown San Diego circa 1978 to 1982
Tales of the Palms Hotel - Living in Downtown San Diego circa 1978 to 1982
On arriving in SD in 1978, eighteen and on my own for the first time, I rented a room at the Palms Hotel on 12th and Island, which at the time was the floppiest of downtown flophouses. Today, the Palms …
innocent until proven guilty
he looked so innocent lying there on his cousins daybed fondling her Min Pin his bright blue eyes and ultra pale skin was alway engaging in Canada but in Sunny California they looked completely out of place the dog didn't …
People are different
Sounds like the most obviuous statement of all time right? But I mean really different....Like scary different, and it is amazing to me how that translates to what see everyday. I like shopping at Target. The store is clean, the …
Inspiration
Now I know what John Brizzolara was talking about all this time, you may feel like a patron somewhere in a comfy bar, drinking a beer and making good conversation with friends you recognize. What if you feel like you …
Tree Crushes House in Ramona: SDG&E Veggie Management Program Strikes Again?
SDG&E; Tree-Tracking System at Center of Earlier Rice Wildfire A giant oak tree destroyed a home in Ramona during the Superbowl weekend, after SDG&E; or its contractors allegedly first trimmed the tree then returned to cut power lines holding the …
TURN OF THE DEMI GODS
My Brunch With Yoko
Brunch with a Beatle Bride
MY BRUNCH WITH YOKO Yoko's personal secretary called me early on a Friday afternoon. "Miss Ono and her companion will be arriving in Dalton Georgia around 3pm tomorrow. She regrets that she won't be able to accompany you to your …
Reducing SDG&E Wildfire Liability = Another Stealth Rate Increase?
Onell Soto reports this morning in the business news of our distinguished daily paper that mediation in SDG&E's previously denied CPUC application to cut power in case of fire threats is "working for critics, SDG&E." According to Soto, "It's a …
Court's Failure to Take Notice of Law Unconstitutional in US v. SDG&E?
A recent federal court ruling against government prosecutors appears to be unconstitutional, potentially re-exposing San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) to criminal liability under the Clean Air Act's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). According to the …
I Suck at Vacationing - Part Dos - Redemption
Because it was 4:45 in the morning when I left the hotel, I was put in a taxi with a night shift driver. At least he was supposed to be. After we started driving, I began to panic, realizing I …
The Midnight Rambler - Life Between Deadlines
THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLER - LIFE BETWEEN DEADLINES It’s been going on for around six months now. Maybe longer. Nearly every single night, at around 2AM, someone skateboards slowly past my house, always to the tune of an external music player …
I Suck at Vacation - Part One
I will start this with a disclaimer. This is about a first world problem of epic proportions, therefore I make no apologies. I am simply stating a fact and sharing my experience with the reader. So, take offense if you …
Update Little Falls 2/12/10
Artic men of a Paleo-Eskimo culture called Saqqaq have showed up in Greenland. They were from the Chukchis, people from the Eastern-most tip of Siberia. Ref: Star Tribune, 2/12/10 page A7 The deal made by Irwin Jacob's J&D Acquisitions to …
CPUC to Rule on SDG&E WEBA Application
The California Public Utilities Commission is preparing to allow San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) and other investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to pass wildfire legal costs through to customers. SDG&E and the other IOUs requested that the decision be announced …
John Mayer's Pie Hole
Good God. I know that all musicians and "artistes" are supposed to be self-obsessed to the point of nausea, but this has really got to stop. Musician and epically prodigious horndog John Mayer has such a fetish for his own …
San Diego - Fun Friday Memories
I grew up in a suburb of Boston, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Wakefield was a very nice community, with a wonderful Fourth Of July celebration, 2 lakes, a town common with a band stand. Really - a place not unlike all the …
Update Little Falls 2/11/2010
With all the people talking about god in the streets I would recommend they look up Hizbul Islaam ( Party of God ) coalition led by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys and Al- Muharakat-Al Shabaab Mujahahideen led by Ahmed Godane. The …
FEMA National Advisory Council Nominations are Open
Any Readers Interested? In case you are, you should have already completed the seven courses for the Professional Development Series... WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened the application period for positions on …